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Letters to the Editor

Journal should sign its editorials

In the Oct. 17 edition of the Journal you endorsed certain candidates on Page 4A. When I worked for the Cortez newspaper it was its mission to educate the voters on all the candidates and then let...

DATE: Oct. 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Protect wilderness, change behaviors

I attended the John Fielder photography event on Oct. 6 in Cortez,sponsored by Conservation Colorado, San Juan Citizens Alliance, and Great Old Broads for Wilderness. The photographs were...

DATE: Oct. 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Candidates forum was impressive

I was so impressed with the Cortez Area Chamber of Commerce Young Professional’s candidates forum at First National Bank. Every candidate was represented – even those running unopposed – and the...

DATE: Oct. 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Get facts before issuing opinion

In regards to the opinion of the Journal editorial board Oct. 10, before writing your opinion for the sheriff race it would behoove the writers to get the accurate facts. In the editorial “Nowlin...

DATE: Oct. 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Millionaire club shows big gap in wealth, income

WASHINGTON – The millionaire’s club isn’t what it used to be. Time was that being a millionaire was a mark of unimaginable success. You’d joined the financial elite. People didn’t much discuss...

DATE: Oct. 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Sex offender was not motel guest

It’s news to me. I read it in the Cortez Journal on Sept. 26. I would like to thank Paul Gray, probation officer for convicted sex offender Lucas B. Keck, Det. Jim Kingery of the Cortez Police...

DATE: Oct. 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Amazon has too much power and abuses it

Amazon.com, the giant online retailer, has too much power, and it uses that power in ways that hurt America. OK, I know that was kind of abrupt. But I wanted to get the central point out there...

DATE: Oct. 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Pack Panther Park for final home game

Panther fans unite!!! This is a heartfelt request for everybody in Cortez to rally around our high school football team and other sports teams. Our football team is ranked in the state’s top 10 and...

DATE: Oct. 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Off-months spent focused on fire and water

Traveling around my district for meetings and events is always a scenic journey and the fall colors have been spectacular. Seeing more of the mountain tops with snow is also beautiful. That snow is...

DATE: Oct. 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Lambert offers chance to discuss race

Perhaps we should be grateful to James Lambert, candidate for county commissioner, for giving us the opportunity to think about our treatment of minorities. I doubt that he is racist, and he...

DATE: Oct. 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Hickenlooper, Udall vote anti-gun

Despite prior warnings to all the negative consequences, Gov. Hickenlooper recently signed into law new, unenforceable, state gun control laws. This action sent Magpul and other gun industry...

DATE: Oct. 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Think twice before voting for Gardner

Here’s a few tidbits that may cause you to think twice before voting for Cory Gardner: A report prepared by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and other state agencies states that...

DATE: Oct. 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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